Two released from hospital after two-car accident

Two people have been released from the hospital following a two-car accident Thursday evening at the intersection of Lincoln Highway at 580th Avenue east of Ames.

Two people have been released from the hospital following a two-car accident Thursday evening at the intersection of Lincoln Highway at 580th Avenue east of Ames.

A 2007 Chevorlet Silverado driven by Wesley Duckett, 31, of Peace Valley, Mo., ran a stop sign on 580th Avenue and was struck by a 2009 Kia Rondo driven by Kenneth Downs, 58, of Nevada, according to a Story County Sheriff’s Office accident report.

Duckett told officers he believed he may have momentarily blacked out as he remembers seeing a "Stop Ahead" sign and preparing to break at the intersection, and then recalled being in the middle of the intersection and being struck by the other vehicle, according to the accident report.

Kenneth Downs and a passenger, Mary Downs, 59, of Nevada, were taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center, where hospital officials said they were treated and released.

Duckett was not injured in the accident. He was cited for failure to obey a stop sign, and both vehicles were listed as totaled.

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